Alfonso does not like that his teeth are crooked. He feels that if his teeth don’t line up perfectly, something is wrong with him. One quote from the beginning of the story is, “He decided he would fix his teeth by pushing on them. After breakfast that Saturday, he went to his room, closed the door quietly, turned the radio on, and pushed for three hours straight.” This is important because it shows how Alfonso is not confident in himself and how he is very self-conscious in what he does. One time he tries doing 50 curl-ups a day so he can be “cut” in his mind. It shows how much he cares about how much people think about how he looks. He wants to be perfect and fix every flaw about himself.
In the story, Ernie, Alfonso’s brother, meets some
In the story, Ernie, Alfonso’s brother, meets some